The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-21
THE FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
Spat Between Senators Edmunds and Call on
the Mormon Question.

Ine 1OrInOn question:
WAsHINGToN, Dec 2O.-Messages from the Presi-
dent were presented, with communications from the
Secretary of State reference invitation this
government to appoint delegate delegates to the
international exposition of labor, to be held in BARGE
Iona Spain in April, 1855 and commanding the Sec
retarys suggestion the favorable consideration of
Congress- and in reference to invitation from her
Britannia Majesty to this to participate
in the international exposition to be held in Melbourne
in 1885, celebrate the centenary of the foundation
of New South Wales, the first Australian colony. The
messages were referred to the committee foreign
relations.
Numerous petitions from several States were pro-
sented in favor of Mr.. Blair's educational BILL and
also petition from citizens of Pennsylvania protest
ing against the admission of Utah as State.
Mr.. Allison, from the committee finance.
ported bill to regulate the importation of foreign
merchandise and to uniformity in the classi-
fcation thereof and for other purposes (the under
valuation blD He said it original bill. which
affected materially the laws in reference to imports.
the bill was placed on the calendar
Mr. Teller, from the committee public lands, re
ported bill to quiet title of settlers the Des
Moines riy er lands. Placed on calendar.
Mr.. Morgan as a member of that committee,
pressed his dissent the reporting of the bill. He
concurred the views expressed by the President in
his veto of this bill last Congress.
Mr. Davis, from she committee pensions, report
bill to place the OF Mrs. Logan (widow of Gen
john A. Logan the pension roll at the rate of
So 900 year, and asked for its immediate consider
alton.
Mr. Berry objected and the bill was placed on the
calen dar.
Mr.. Edmunds asked that th postal telegraph bill
introduced by him be taken from the table and
ferred to the postoffce committee. The bill was
referred well the billion the subject intro
duced by Mr.. Cullom-
The resolution offered by Mr.. Call, yesterday to
print in the Congressional Record the memorial of
the Constitutional convention of Utah, called up
by that gentleman who asked that it be adopted.
Mr.. Edmunds preferred that the resolution be re-
ferred to the committee Territories, which now
had jurisdiction the subject:
Mr.. Call argued that it was due to community OF
200. 900 people to have its views fairly presented
He understood that less than cent of these peo
pie guilty of the practices on the assumption OF
based. read the memorial to insure its publica-
ton in the Record and TO show that there was moth
ing Objectionable in it. He added that the Senator
from Vermont knew that there nothing in the
memorial disrespectful to Congress. and that there
was no reason. in right justice, why the Senate
should refuse hear the petition of 200 600 Amer
Mr.. Edmunds thanked the Senator from Florida for
him Mr. Call and he trusted that he Mr.. Ednundsl
could bear them. He certainly mad not questioned the
sincerity Of the Senator from Florida, for he Mr..
Call stood behind this polygaist hierarchy
time it had interest TO advance, or any wholesale
legislation to resist. He had done with great
deal ability and considerable ZEAL He could give
the Senator the praise Of being absolutely sincere IN
standing By this body of persons through thick and
thin, good i'll, and he expected that the
Senator would continue TO do so and If,
in the process of time Utah should be-
come a State, and the United States Constitution
should be changed that might be Sen
ator from two States, he had no doubt that the
Senator from Florida would be the first Senator
whom the Mormon hierarchy would select. He Mr..
Edmundsl could produce and ask to have printed in
the record other statements showing the utter
hypocrisy and CANNON of the performance, and that
It was mere trick to get from under tho hands
of Congress and from under the laws OF the United
States. Everybody understood that, and he Mr.
EdmundsI did not propose TO vote Tor speiaaing Z
money in order TO print II the Record that sort OF
thing.
sincere than in his statement that
he Mr.. Call had stood ben ind the Mormon hierarchy
He had stood behind human rights when Senator
with exquisite cruelty, sought TO punish innocent
women and children in Utah by legislation which he